Question 1

How strong is science in Qatar?

Accepted Answer

Qatar ranks #46 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#48 all time), with 18k research works and 15.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Qatar strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Qatar ranks highest in Medicine (#36 of 152), Engineering (#41 of 131) and Social Sciences (#48 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Microbiology, General Energy and Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Question 3

Which universities in Qatar lead research?

Accepted Answer

Qatar University, Hamad bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation rank highest in Qatar on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Qatar?

Accepted Answer

Mowafa Said Househ, Alaa Ali Abd-Alrazaq and Hamzeh Adel Al Amosh rank highest among researchers based in Qatar.

Question 5

Which cities in Qatar are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Doha.

Question 6

How much of Qatar's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

55% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 44% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Qatar's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Qatar?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Inflammation, Healthcare and Cardiovascular Disease.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Qatar work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Qatar is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Qatar's?

Accepted Answer

United Arab Emirates has the research profile closest to Qatar's (similarity 0.64 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Energy, followed by Lebanon and Kuwait.

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